"The road goes ever on and on"
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
It seemed as though his brother would be gaining another friend. One Yamamoto Takeshi.
Violence, overall in Namimori was a lot lower than the National average. Kurama had even cracked down on bullying within the schools, when it became evident that his brother was a major victim, provoking others in the area to follow. Hibari, himself was a huge discouragement for drug addicts and gangs, so in all actuality, Namimori was most likely one of the safest places in the entirety of Japan.
Suicide, on the other hand, isn't necessarily affected by the lack of violence within the community. Although Kurama had never had to deal with suicide during his time as the student council president at Namimori Middle, that didn't mean it wasn't an issue with the community on a whole.
Kurama watched silently as the black haired baseball player grinned, swinging his good arm around his younger brother's shoulder. As the student council president, he had made his rounds with all of the sports groups within the school. He knew about Yamamoto. He was vaguely aware of the amount of attention seeking 'friends' the boy was surrounded with and could recognize a fake smile when he saw one. However, the idea of the boy going to the extreme of trying to kill himself over his inability to meet others expectations had never crossed his mind.
Then again the idea of suicide was one he still struggled with, as demons on average rarely ever committed such an act. Demons valued their own lives too highly to throw it away by their own hand. He only had vague second-hand knowledge of demons killing themselves to avoid a less savory death, such as long drawn out torture. Kurama knew logically that there must have been some, but he had never been introduced to the concept until after he started posing as a human.
When he had first heard tell that the Yamamoto boy was preparing to jump he was uncertain as to what to do about the situation. Teachers, of course, had immediately called for police and an ambulance as they rushed to the roof, along with most of the student body despite being told not to.
Kurama had followed, uncertain, but willing to help.
He shouldn't have worried too much apparently as Reborn had everything under control. He frowned slightly shifting his hair to shield his expression from passerby's heading back to their classrooms.
While he was very proud of his younger brother speaking up for the other boy he wasn't sure what Reborn gained from bringing in a civilian into Tsuna's mafia training. He supposed he would have to ask the not-child eventually for more information, considering his lack of ability to get any, but the thought of that smug little smirk made him irritated simply thinking about it. He knew that the not-child would find a way to blackmail him into answering his own questions by holding Kurama's hostage and didn't like the thought of the mafia knowing his secret. If he was going to tell anyone it would be his mother and brother on his own terms, not someone else's.
Turning his thoughts away from that for the moment he began the long, arduous task of shuffling students back to their classrooms along with the teachers. Both the police and ambulance had never shown up, Kurama realized that it was most likely from Reborn's interference. It was slightly daunting to learn about how extensive the Mafia influence was, but he wouldn't give Reborn the satisfaction of seeing him visibly stressed over it.
Perhaps he should ask Hiei about looking into the mafia for him, specifically the Vongola.
He hadn't seen the smaller demon in a while. He only hoped that the other demon wouldn't give anything away when he did eventually make an appearance. Kurama never regretted not being able to contact him more since Reborn made his unexpected appearance. All he could do was wait patiently and hope for the best.
I'm alive! Thank you guys for all of the support and reviews. I'm glad you like this little drabble series. Two more chapters will be uploaded with this update. I also wanted to ask if you guys wanted a full-length fic for this story? I was fiddling around with the idea and have nearly two chapters done. Dunno, I may upload them tomorrow, to see how well you guys like it.